A primary care NP will begin practicing in a state in which the governor has opted out of the federal facility reimbursement requirement. The NP should be aware that this defines how NPs may write prescriptions:
a. without physician supervision in private practice.
b. as CRNAs without physician supervision in a hospital setting.
c. in any situation but will not be reimbursed for this by government insurers.
d. only with physician supervision in both private practice and a hospital setting.
B
In 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services changed the federal physician supervision rule for CRNAs to allow state governors to opt out, allowing CRNAs to write prescriptions and dispense drugs without physician supervision.
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